Side lamp for automobiles



July 24,1928.

5. E. DRAYER SIDE LAMP FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed April 19, 1927 front 'in'case it is necessary or desir'able 'to Patented July 24, 1928.

SAMUEL n nnnynn, or ennvnnnnngonro, nssieiton'ro rirn'eurnn Moron; I MANUFACTURING GOMPANY; on CLEVELALID, cla m; A CORPORATION or OHIO.

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lpplication filed 1151711 19; 1927; seriar nuwrsaei'z.

This invention relatesi generally to lamps for automobiles and more part'icularly to a" novel construction of side damp. e

The object'of: the invention is topr'ovide an exceedingly cheap, simple and efficient means .of fastening or securing the glass and dooror frame to'the body portion of the' lamp 'and also to so constr uct and'ianrange these parts as to provide for the quickand easy displacementor replacement of the replace the -bulb*wi'thin the lamp,

Another object =o-f the invention is to so construct the :fro1'1t'1ondoor that all of the parts are-connected= together so that when said front-or door is removed from the body portion or housing for the purpose ;of replacing the bulb i-the various'parts of the front or door will not become disassociatedf; and a still further object is to so construct the various parts iof the front or door that in case said front or :door should become accidentally disconnected from the body por 7 0 struction and arrangement, all of which will be fully described hereinafter and set forth in the appended claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Fig, 1 is a sectional view partly in elevation showing a side lamp embodying one form of my invention; Fig. 2 is a face View of the body portion or housing, the front or glass door being removed therefrom; Fig. 3 is a rear View of the front or glass door; Fig. 4 is a detail plan View of the spring ring or washer; Fig. 5 is a detail sectional viewon the line 55 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 6 is a detail viewon the line 66 of Fig. 3; Fig. 7 shows a modification of the ring.

In carrying out my invention I employ a body portion or housing 10 in which is arranged the incandescent lamp bulb 11. The body portion or housing may be of any in View the in desired :sha'pe so long as the front thereot is circularand open as indicated. The edge 'of which will appear hereinafter. 13-indicates =thesglass which is preferablwitranslucent andf is-ca rried by a channeleddingg orfr'ame 14 the inner edge 15. of said ring:

or frameengaging the outer .faceofthe glass;

adjacent the outer edgethereofadmost-clar: ly 's'hownin Fig; l. 'llheouteredge ofthis' channeled- -ring is rolled inwardly a s indi cated at 16 and thisrolledinedgeds formed' with a" single notch '17 as most clearl-y shown and -,adja'cent to this notch 17 the rolled in edge is also provided with indentations :18 and 19, the indentation 19 being -sligljitly deeper than the indentation :18 for the purpose hereinafter described. In order to hold the glass 13in the channeled ring-or frame I employ a, flat spring ring or washer 20 divided at '21 and this flat spring-ringer, Washer loan be threaded 111130 the channeled ring. or frame by inserting one end 111 the notch "17 andthen Working ;the ring around until the entire ring has been threeujledv into theichann'eled ring or frame, itslnner edge contacting with the rear face of the glass ad- 'jacent its outer edge while'its outer edge; -will -be,confined by the rolled in edge '16 of the channeled ring or frame; The ;parts thus connected, namely,.the glass, thechanneled :ring and the spring ring or washer constitute a door "front of the lamp that is adapted to be fitted within the body portion or housing. In order to do this it 18 only necessary to inserted one of the lugs 12 into the rolled in edge 16 and bring the other lug 12 opposite the notch 17 and then by pressing rearwadly and turning the channeled ring or frame both of the lugs will be enteredinto the channeled ring and the front or door securely connected to the body,

portion or housing of the lamp and in bringing these parts together it will be noted that the outer rear portion of the spring ring or washer contacts with the front edge of the body portion or housing and that pressure is I or front to the body portion orliousing the movement of the frame is continued until the lug or finger 12 which has been fitted into the notch 17 is brought between the indentations l8 and 19 and inasmuchas the' indentation l8 is not quite so deep as the indentation 19 it will bepossible to force the lug past the indentation 18 and the in dentation 19 will stop said lug thereby holding the same between the indentations '18 and 19 and securely locking the channeled ring or frame with its contained parts in locked relation with the body portion or housing and rattling of tbeparts thereby prevented.

It will thus be seen that I I and simple device in which the door or front is entirely self contained, that is, the glass and frame and securing washer are all connected together so'that the front as aiwhole can be detachedand removed from the body portion orwhenever it is desired to replace the bulb and alldanger of the parts of the with the edge of the glass and also the in rolled edge 16.

Having thus described what I claim is positely disposed outwardly extending'lugs, a channeled ring having a notchfa glass front, and a flat ring interposed between the jt'orwardedge of the body portion and the rear edge of the glass, the inner edge of the channeled ring engaging the outer face of provide a cheap :outer edge of said rin my invention,

, signature; the glass and the outer edge being held in locked relation with the edge of the body portion. 7 I

'2. In a lamp, a channeled ring having a notch in its outer edge, a glass contacting with the inner. edge of said channeled ring,

"a flat divided ring threaded into'the chan- 'neled' ring and contacting \Vlllll sa d ,ring

ring 01- holding said glass, theiinner edge of the ring'con'tacting with the forward face "of said glassthe'outer rolled edge ofsaid channeled ring having a notch, a flat divided spring ring threaded into the channeled ringatthe rear of'the glass front, the inner edge of the said spring ring contacting with the rear-face of the glass at the outer edge thereof, and a body portion having oppo-' sitelydisposed lugs adapted to engage the rolled outer edge of said channeled ring,

the rear face-of the spring ring contacting with the forward edge of the body portions when the parts areheld inlocked relation.

4:. In alamp, a glass front'and channeled ring for carrying the same, the inner edge 1 of 'said'ring contacting'with the outer face of the glass near the outer edge thereof, the

being rolled inwardly'and provided witha notch and a plurality of spaced indentations, a fiat di 'vided spring ring threaded into the chain neled ring and contacting at its inner edges I a i with the-rear face of said glass near the outer 1. As a new article of manufacture,

lamp comprising a body portion having Opto enter the rolled edge of the channeled edge,-and a body portion having oppositely disposed outwardly projecting lugsadapted ring andhold the parts together, one' of said lugs fitting bet-ween the inclentations'in the a ,rolled'edge, as setforth;

In testimony whereof, I hereuntolaflixiny 1 y SAMUEL, E DRA YER. 

